especially given fifth in the big air she there. given fifth in the big air she want to go into slope style and hopefully get to the top three for that, other can be a lot of pressure on kirstie and katie to deliver? i think so. the vels extremely driven athletes. katie at the last two 0lympic she's been and she's actually coming with an injury. i think this it is actually the first time without won. i think she'll be feeling that a little bit and kirstie, one of the most driven people i know. you want to be up there. especially given fifth in the big air she there. especially given fifth in the big airshe want there. especially given fifth in the big air she want to go into slope style and hopefully get to the top she's only 17, being so young might help with the pressure i suppose. yes, exactly. she does use them 0lympics coming. this year is just been her year. she's been building on top of every single event and every single thing that she's done. hopefully she can build on that in this competition into well.- this competition in

some troops from ukraine's border point signal that russia was open to more diplomacy also coming up big air at the beijing winter olympics. we'll take a look at the dera devils, who took home metals after the last of the women, snowboarding events, and, and marsh to french actress is i believe, beth, who will take home a lifetime achievement award at the berlin film festival. take a look at her 5 decades in the movie business. ah ok, thank you so much for joining us. we begin this broadcast with german chancellor, all of shows who has met with russian president vladimir putin in moscow for talks aimed at averting a war in ukraine. after the meeting shawls said, he welcomed moscow's announcement. it was, we're drawing some of its forces from the ukrainian border, but nato's chief set, the alliance had not yet seen any proof of de escalation on the ground. meanwhile, president putin said western leaders were still ignoring or some concerns about ukraine joining nato. but added the moscow would be open to further talks. it's his most important trip abroad to date. arriving in moscow, olaf shot

carson >> we're taking a look at beijing's big air event. in front of a retired steel meal and smokestacks. many on twitter questioning why it looks like olympians are competing next to what looks like nuclear powerplants one person joking the vibe china was going for at women's big air freestyle and sharing a shot from the simpsons. a snowboarder representing malta is getting the gold medal in post game snacks ahead of her run in qualifiers she posted this photo. from the dining hall and she was too nervous to eat before. after she landed some crazy moves in the competition, including a couple 7 tos and 540s, the snowboarder couldn't wait to grab a well-deserved bite so pulling a bun out of her pocket keeps half eaten buns in her pocket celebratory bite there as she scores. and i score. and jenise didn't advance to the finals but she did finish in style. we love her. up next in today's olympic fashion report talking about the adhesive accessory on athletes faces. several skiers on the slopes have been spotted rocking colorful tape on their

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she's one back to back. olympic gold's in big air. new zealand says joyous. a dusky senate took a silver also epic games. one of the biggest stories has been eileen goose, who has claimed another metal for china. she missed out on golden skiing slope. style grew seemed to be out of metal contention entirely when she fell during her 2nd run. but an assured final attempt saw her claim silver. meanwhile, switzerland, matilda came home to gold with a spectacular run, including this backwards jump. stunning the fact that american werner eileen grew is competing for china is one of the biggest stories of the games. and we asked our correspondent invasion jonathan crane, how closely the local audience in china are following her events. while they are following her very closely indeed that server metal performance has been on repeat on chinese television. it seems like she really is the face of these game, hugely popular here for there is a choice because i didn't do that. no forget, was born and grew up in california. she switched allegiance to china in 2019. so she

debut of free ski big air. and the first olympic event for san francisco gu. raised and san francisco. the 18 year-old competing for team china. she advances to the finals tomorrow. she is also competing in free ski half pipe and slope style. and could medal in all three. >> the goal has always been introduce the sport to people. peel haven't heard of it. through me through my story, through these amazing history media out lets. to have the opportunity to hear about it. and hear about it through someone who looks like them or sounds like them. and relate to. it really is a new avenue for young girls to think and feel more empowered about the sport. >> she has another passion. she is a super-model. with img. she's on the cover of magazines. the new face of victoria's secret. campaigns for tiffany and gucci. after the olympics she's attending stanford university as a freshman. in journalism. a triple threat from san francisco. we will be seeing a lot more of her. coming up i'm going to speak with and show you my interview with two time gold medallist. jamie ande

big air. we get the latest from our corresponding invasion. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. diplomatic. its are intensifying on both sides of the atlantic to resolve the ukraine crisis in washington. u. s. president joe biden held talks with german chancellor schultz, wide, and stress that germany is reliable partner in that they will work together to try and find a diplomatic solution. meanwhile, frances president, manuel mc con, was in moscow, where he sat down for talks with vladimir putin, the russian president said he was willing to compromise my con, who's due in ukraine shortly said the next few days would be decisive in efforts to avoid conflict. an urgent diplomatic push weld ladies met in the russian vague and us capitals, in an effort to diffuse tension over ukraine in his 1st visit to washington, his german chancellor. oh, laughed shalt sat down with you as president joe biden to pursue what they called a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. i have been very, very straightforward and want with president putin, both on the phone and in perso

and the inaugural addition of the men to ski big air event at the winter olympics. and beijing sees goal. go to 21 year old beer. rude of norwood. ah. i burned golf. it's good to have you with us. we begin with efforts to revert the crisis over ukraine from escalating into a war prince president emanuel micron is leading the latest diplomatic push. ody talks here in berlin, following meetings and keith and moscow. macros says he has reassurances from russian. president putin, that a de escalation is possible, but ukraine's foreign minister. he is less than impressed, pointing to the 100000 russian troops still on his countries doorstep. a small group of protest as gathered outside b, u. s embassy in kiev. that message was clear. no wall with russia. but despite a week of frenzied diplomacy, so as no sign yet of a military climb down. more us troops are being deployed to south east and poland, bringing the total to over $6000.00. the united states has also begun moving his forces from germany to romania. around a 1000 nato troops are expected to follow. in the coming

olympics, one of the big stars of the games us born, i lead to claims gold for china in the sky, big air with a breathtaking trade trip. she had never completed before and rebuilding from the ashes. people affected by last year's volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la paloma plan to build back better. ah, ah, i'm see me so much gun as good to have you with us. diplomatic efforts are intensifying on both sides of the atlantic to resolve the ukraine crisis in washington. u. s. president joe biden. hell talks with german chancellor, olaf shots by the stress that germany is a reliable partner and that they will work together to try and find a diplomatic solution. meanwhile, frances president, emmanuel, my car, was in moscow where he sat down for talks. with lighting there, prudent, the russian president said he was willing to compromise. michael, who was due, and ukraine shortly said the next 2 days would be decisive in efforts to avoid conflict. an urgent diplomatic push weld ladies met in the russian good and us capitals in an effort to diffuse tension over ukraine in his 1st visit

>>> those stories plus, golden girl 18 easterly direction -- 18-year-old eileen gu winning big air for china in dramatic fashion. straight ahead her message to fans and critics after choosing to represent her mother's homeland. >>> and ride of his lifetime snowboarding icon shaun white soaking up every moment of his fifth and final olympics. >> i've kind of realized this sort of blissfulness of it all. >> what the legend is saying to us as he gets ready to wow the world one last time. today, tuesday, february 8, 2022 ♪ >> from nbc news this is a special edition of "today." the winter olympics with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from rockefeller plaza >>> hey, everybody welcome to "today. we're so happy you are joining us on this tuesday morning are you feeling it the olympic spirit it's day six of the games. >> what a night and morning of competition. including that remarkable comeback story for american skier ryan cochran-siegle, or rcs as we like to call him winning the super-g silver a year after he fractured his neck in another race. he comes from skiing royalty rcs, good morning.

it is now to be the site of the big air vents. g swooping thing behind me is the big air structure. it is also the last stage of the olympic torch. the last point the torch traveled to. this torch relay has not been like what we have seen before. it did not move through the city with normal crowds of people watching it like there have been in olympics gone by. it is a much more scaled down event. only three days leading up to the opening ceremony. do much having invited spectators. famous people have been carrying the torch. we had an astronaut, former chinese athletes, even yao ming, the famous basketballer. he passed the flame on to the greek ambassador. >> before we go, america's most unusual weather forecast. it says winter is here to stay for a few more weeks. it is groundhog day in the states. the rodent apparently saw his shadow. therefore predicting six more weeks of winter. tradition dates from the 1800s. if it doesn't see his shadow, spring comes early. every year, thousands come to small town pennsylvania to see him make

american born island who took 1st place for her adopted country in the inaugural big air ski competition or winning move the bob to spinning 4 and a half times mid air. 18 year old only recently began representing china and has found plenty of new admirers. she has though, been criticized by some us media for her decision. here's a closer look now at one of the big stars of these winter games. she was already a free style skiing sensation before grabbing gold at the winter olympic games. now, her fan base is likely to get even bigger unusual about us. she is a hot topic right now, so we are interested in her and maya. hi, we should none from her achievements. you had had she's very good. and she returned to china to resent joining the competition. so we are all very proud. the 18 year old superstar was born to a chinese mother and american father. she grew up in the u. s, but attended summer sports camps and begging where her talents were quickly spotted . she formerly switched allegiances from the u. s. to represent china 3 years ago. she's never confirmed whether she had to give up her

chemmy, you were "bigging up" kirsty muir in the big air yesterday, and she so nearly delivered.lled out her perfectjumps. she said it was the best she had ever done them and i think thatjust shows the mentality that she has that she is not fazed by the big occasion. don't forget this was a good event for her but her big event is the slope style. this is just the warm up so she will take all that confidence of knowing that she can deliver on the world stage and put that into slope style. charlotte bankes in the snowboard cross tomorrow. are you getting nervous about this when? i are you getting nervous about this when? ., ., ., , ., , . are you getting nervous about this when? . ., . ., when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from — when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from the _ when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from the pressure _ when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from the pressure is - when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from the pressure is she - when? i am already nervous. we have all heat from the pressure is she is . all heat fro

american born eileen, it grew, took 1st place for her adopted country in the normal big airs he competition or winning move involved spinning for and a half times mid air. 80 year old only recently began representing china and has found plenty of new admirers. she has been criticized by some us media or for decision let's take a closer look now at one of the big stars of these winter games. why lean, who is one of the best known winter olympians in china, despite the fact that she was born and raised in the usa, she's one of the home nation's most promising medal hopes. at the 2022 games, gu is among the many foreign born athletes competing to please a new set of supporters in beijing higher for sure. it's not to be ruled out that they will, may be looking for a platform that's bigger and brings them more personal benefits of yamaha. this also proves that china's sports and commercial environment is superior to the united states. sure your, your make well 18 year old girl represented the u. s. at major events before adopting her mother's home country through competition back in 2019. she's

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. >> reporter: big air, speed and a couple of surprise silver medals on the slopes.lin kauf came in second in moguls. >> i'm so happy. i can't believe i'm on the podium. >> and julia marino was not expected to medal at all, but then she landed this. >> a double front 10 julia marino probably put down the best run i've ever seen her do. >> when you stomp that last trick, you have this energy that just wants to explode out of you it's the craziest feeling. >> reporter: what's even crazier is new zealand getting its first gold ever in the winter olympics. zoi sadowski-synnott won slopestyle. >> a huge, huge -- >> oh, my! wow! >> reporter: even her fellow competitors couldn't help but jump for joy. it was a more predictable but no less breath taking moment of excellence in the figure skating team competition 15-year-old russian kamila valieva makes the near impossible look effortless. >> a talent like this comes along once in a lifetime. >> reporter: her short program helped put the russian team in first place. the u.s. slipping to second with two rough performances kare

i mean, she's actually got another — she has the big air still to come. she might do it again. would be placing a bet on a possibility. we will have our fingers crossed for that. what about the sort of response that you have had from friends and family? i mean, i know new zealand has taken off a bit on this, but it must be party time? yeah. david chuckles. it certainly has been. i think yesterday afternoon, i may have dropped the f bomb on a couple of radio shows, live tv, and i know the bbc probably doesn't encourage that l but i will hold those— back for another interview later in the week. i think the big air, she's gonna — she's gonna be there and we're hoping she'll be on the podium and yes, we have been — we had a couple of whiskeys yesterday to celebrate and yeah. a hint of hangover, possibly, celebrating new zealand �*s first ever winter olympics gold medal. this is bbc news. hello there. a quieter end to the night to come, those wintry showers are easing away, as are the winds, which have been a feature of the weather throughout the weekend. and that's because we're ha

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a gold medalist in big air. in its debut back in 2018. once again, the rock star of this sport coming up enormous. a 95.50 in run number three. anna gasser. >> and with that win, anna gasser becomes the third snowboarder at these games to defend an olympic title following chloe kim in the halfpipe and ester ledecka in the parallel giant slalom. coming up, we'll welcome in former figure skater sarah. how is it going? we'll have a great conversation and celebrate the 20-year anniversary of her win in salt lake city. we'll relive that moment. that's coming up next. this winter, comcast business is helping team usa and businesses across america stay ahead. keep yours ahead too with reliable connectivity and secure solutions on the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses. and get access to over 20 million wifi hotspots from coast to coast. so no matter what big event comes up, your team can be ready for what's next. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for just $64.99 a month. or, ask how to get a visa prepa

i mean, she's actually got another — she has the big air still to come. she might do it again.e placing a bet on a possibility. we will have our fingers crossed for that. what about the sort of response that you have had from friends and family? i mean, i know new zealand has taken off a bit on this, but it must be party time? yeah. go on. yeah. david chuckles. it certainly has been. i think yesterday afternoon, i may have dropped the f bomb on a couple of radio shows, live tv, and i know the bbc probably doesn't encourage that l but i will hold those— back for another interview later in the week. i think the big air, she's gonna — she's gonna be there and we're hoping she'll be on the podium and yes, we have been — we had a couple of whiskeys yesterday to celebrate and yeah. not quite sure it is all sunk in yet but possibly more to come. and finally, bolivians have taken to the streets to mark the return of carnival celebrations after they were paused during the pandemic. the festivities in bolivia's capital la paz were full of colourful outfits, dancing and music. great colou

she's one back to back a lint, the goals in big air, new zealand, zoid. so dow ski a senate took silver al. so at the games, one of the biggest stories has been eileen google has claimed another metal for china. she missed out on gold in the skiing slope, salvo goose seemed to be out of metal contention entirely when she fell to in her 2nd run butts. and a short final time saw her claim silver. switzerland said matilda came. moore took a gold with a spectacular run, including his back words job stunning. the fact that american warn island who is competing for china is one of the biggest stories of the games. and we asked our correspondent invasion jonathan crane, how closely the local audience in china are following her developments. while they are following her very closely indeed, that server middle performance has been on repeat on chinese television. it seems like she really is the face of these games, hugely popular here. but there is a twist because island grew. that's not forget was born and grew up in california. she switched allegiance to china i

men's big air freestyle skiing. with three americans advancing to finals. including alex hall ranking second. >> did some tricks i'm kind of scared of so it feels good to land those clean and just have a good time while doing it. >> but the focus today will be at the hockey rink. for the undefeated u.s. women's face off against canada. >> here's what's coming up in less than an hour right here on nbc bay area. you have speed skating including short track. that begins at 5:00. also the men's short program in figure skating, and the big rivalry, the usa versus canada in women's hockey. >> all right, have your vaccine card handy if you're going to berkeley. the city is tightening some of its rules for both workers and customer. if you work in a restaurant, theater, or gym, you have to prove you have been vaxed and boosted. the only exceptions are for medical or religious reasons. you also have to show your vaccine info before dining indoors or working out inside a gym. contra costa county is doing the opposite, the county is dropping its requirement for people

big air with a breathtaking trick. she had never completed before. ah, i'm see me so much gonna glad you could join us. diplomatic efforts are intensifying as world leaders attempt to de escalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president in my door. and my call is now in tia, where he is holding talks with ukrainian president fellow demure so lensky as fears of a possible russian invasion. mount. the meeting comes after my call, sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday mccall said he believed there would be no further escalation in the conflict following that visit with putin. and let's go right to key if we have our corresponded nick calmly standing by frost, following those talks forth today. hi, nick of tell us what has been happening, what you've been hearing, because we understand that mccoy has been talking about that visit with the flooding report and yesterday. well, it quite this, an extorting meeting. the 2 ladies spent more than 5 hours together, and there was a press

s. foreign eileen, who claims gold for china in the 1st ever big air event. and the oscar nominations for the 90 for the academy awards have been announced. benedict cumber batch nominated for best actor as the villain in the power of the dog. a movie with 12 nominations, including best movie ah . hello, i am claire richardson. thanks so much for joining us. diplomatic f, it's are intensifying as world leaders attempt to deescalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president. and when you are, my call is now in tive, where talks with ukrainian president volota. mir zalinski. have concluded, the meeting comes the day after ma chrome sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday, the french president's take away from that meeting. he believed there would be no further escalation. so let's get straight across to dw correspondent and nick connelly who is reporting for us from kiev. nick hi, good to see you there. so i'm a crime zalinski. they just come out of that meeting. i took longer than we were

while the first ever gold medal for women's big air free ski went to china. eileen gu's final run stole the show falling to her needs when she heard the score. >> that was the best moment of my life i can't believe what just happened. >> reporter: gu was born and raised in the u.s. but wanted to compete for her mother's homeland to support female athletes. in the stands today some political stagecraft. the head of the ioc sat next to chinese player peng shuai. >> stephanie, after our story last night i think a lot of us have been thinking about casey dawson, the speed skater who was sprinting across the globe in this crazy journey to make his race. how did that turn out? >> reporter: lester, to say he made it by the skin of his teeth would be an understatement. he crambled to get on that flight to beijing only to find out his skates didn't make it. he had to borrow a pair from a latvian speed skater and within 12 hours he was skating. the victory was just getting on the ice. >> we're happy for it him. >>> tonight as covid infections and hospitalizations drop

by 5 year, 17 year old su evening, one goal for the whole nation and the man's big air event. it's china is 6 school model out the game for passing countries and that whole 5 goal thank hoover in 2010 and in sweet skating. japan had looked that for a 2nd street gold medal and the women pursued until one of the gators fell with just half a lap to go about handed canada gold metal. their 3 women team set a new olympic record in the pro football now and the european champions league round of 16 gets under way. in a few hours time period. phase men are hosting round madrid. the 1st comes with both teams leading their respective leagues. well, our 13 time european champions, but the french side are looking to win the continents top club competition for the 1st time. no, i 42. there isn't a favorite. i think it's a knockout game that could also be the champions league final because of the names of the 2 teams, the players and the quality paras, sanisha might have been waiting more than 50 years to win this title. thousands of people have been honoring one of american football is mos

performance from a norwegian freestyle scale, norway's brick rude claim gold in the 1st ever men's big air ski event, the 21 year old land did a spectacular jump with 5 and a half rotations, an earned a score so high. he secured the title ahead of his final jump. he performed the last run as a victory lap while holding the norwegian flag. mikella ship friends, disappointment continued with another early exit in the alpine seeing slammed schiffron who came to beijing as one of the big stars having taken gold and 20142018 was left shattered. as she missed the gate after just 5 seconds. the american later questioned if she'll compete again at the games. but there was some us success. snowboarder lindsey jack belize when the 1st golden beijing for team usa. the 36 year old swept to victory in snowboard, cross for her 1st olympic gold in her 5th games. a brutal late fall had cost her victory way back in 2006. i had that set you up today. tell us more world news at the top of the hour, but as a child has d, w, use asia. next of the day, one of mankind's oldest ambition could be within reach or w

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she already won bronze at these games in big air competition.n say she's hanging an olympic medal of every color back home. women's downhill was delayed because of wind gusts. switzerland shows once again why nobody's touching them on the alpine slopes. the swiss skier beat the defending olympic champ for gold. the 27-year-old overcame injuries that put her on crutches for a month. she said afterwards, isa, this was the biggest dream of her life. switzerland repeating a fete from 50 years ago. they won gold in the women's and men's downhill events. this is the first time ever that four alpine skiers one nation have won individual gold and mikaela shiffrin finished 18th in her first ever olympic downhill competition. >>> history made for host china suy ming before his 18th birthday. he's the first chinese olympic athlete to win a gold in snowboard. he's pursuing his passion for snowboarding hoping to represent his nation one day. clearly he has taken full advantage. he's representing the next generation of winter sport athletes from china. 1.4 bi

she qualified for the final in that big air event. that's later today east coast time. here in china. so it's exciting times for eileen gu. star continuing to get brighter and brighter. >> absolutely. so inspiring. we'll be watching that closely indeed. coy wire, thank you so much for joining us today. we really do appreciate it, coy. thanks, mate. >>> all right. let's get to the very latest now. this is a story we've been following closely indeed in recent weeks here on cnn considering the chinese tennis star peng shuai, the three-time olympian, disappearing from public view after she accused a former top communist party official of sexual assault late last year. now, in december peng denying she accused him. saying she was misunderstood. the international olympic committee confirming, bach, and kii kirstie coventry did hold a meeting with peng saturday. again denying making sexual assault allegations this, in a sit-down interview with france's la kick, returning to competition is practically impossible. >>> ahead live on the world sport, the cup runneth over. they are

. >> this is a big air pocket of uncertainty. >> the headlines have been flowing fast and furiously. >> markets are clearly up and down. >> struggling to connect the dots and understanding how bad this is. >> 50 bps is off the table. >> anything can derail this fed. >> clearly what we are seeing is that the situation is very hard to read. jonathan: joining us now is brian weinstein, tony rodriguez, and amanda lynam. let's start on the fed issue and the geopolitics. how do you think the energy story is influencing the fed's thinking? amanda: thanks for having me. our economists are expecting fed liftoff in march with seven consecutive hikes through the course of 2022, 25 basis points each. their base case is not for a 50 basis point hike. as you can see, a lot of uncertainty in the geopolitical landscape. leaving that aside, the fed is focused on inflation at this juncture. drilling down under the surface, some of the geopolitical concerns actually have the potential to drive an increase in oil prices. that could move things under the surface. i will defer to our economist for their f

there are also new events such as the sky, big air, which is a mainstay of the ex games at the olympics for the 1st time and curling which begins to day. i'm an icon explore of the winter game, so you have plenty to get excited. i love to look forward to her a tongue and i from the w sports. thank you very much. now, colombia is facing a dilemma over what to do with dozens of hippos. there were 1st brought there by notorious drug lord pablo escalade. he was killed by police almost 30 years ago, and since then, a growing population of hippos has been taken over the countryside near his former ranch or report or travel to 1000000 and columbia to discover why scientists and activists are divided over how to deal with the animals, a legacy of drug kingpin pablo escobar and a problem that has grown over the years, columbia's hippos, now the largest population outside of africa, which is their natural habitat. the so called king of cocaine, brought 4 of the packet arms to his ranch. they've now multiplied to more than 90 and a causing havoc. they like it here, especially in high summer, when

they will not be one for katie 0rmerod in the snowboard big air. to lend it to make it through. she said she had struggled with the trick all week and it did not work out and so she finished 25th with the top 12 going through. more disappointment for katie 0rmerod. better news for team gb's men's curling team. they play switzerland this morning. two wins yesterday. the round robin stages have gone past the halfway mark and they are second in the standings with the top four going through in the semifinal. that is going well. brad hall and the bobsleigh gang get their campaign under way. hope is not entirely faded other medaljust yet. not entirely faded other medal 'ust et. , ., , ., at the six nations — england's campaign is back on track after marcus smith guided them to a comfortable victory against italy in rome. the fly—half scored their first try and kicked four conversions as england cruised to a 33—0 bonus point victory. england are second in the table behind france, who've won both their games. it's such a tight competition. you just look at

eileen gu from san francisco playing for china won big air and strong contender for slopestyle, u.s. has four skiers in the qualifiers. we're posting all the information on one place, the torch, our live blog, nbcbayarea.com, click on the link in the trending bar. >>> new at 11:00, bay area university could be setting a precedent for schools across california. uc berkeley will follow the state and city of berkeley dropping masks most indoor places. as stephanie tells us, the change is getting mixed reaction. >> reporter: in a few weeks, campus life at uc berkeley could look a lot different. >> awesome, oh, my god, can't wait for it, it's destroying my social life. >> reporter: fully vaccinated and boosted faculty and students can drop the mask in most indoor settings. >> like to drink the bubble tea without a mask. >> reporter: some are concerned, think it's too soon. >> lowering the mask mandate and not providing online accommodation, it is a slap in the face to everyone. >> this is a public, open university. there's no gates around, anyone can come and go as they please. dropping t

big air good. who is representing china where her mother was born, though she was born in san francisco. she pulled off a double cork 16, 20. that's 4 and a half rotations. she is just the second woman ever to accomplish that. eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news has been raising some eyebrows for having chosen to compete for china instead of team usa where she grew up right here in san francisco. >> harper's ella sogomonian actually met her a few years ago and joins >> live from the newsroom with whose message on that decision l a? >> that's right. vicki. eileen, through was born and raised in the bay and graduated from san francisco university high school. so her alma mater, of course, very excited. they cong

big air good. who is representing china where her mother was born, though she was born in san francisco. she pulled off a double cork 16 20. that's 4 and a half rotations. she is just the second woman ever to accomplish that. eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >>gu was born and raised in the bay though she graduated from san francisco university. high school, her alma mater congratulated her on the historic gold medal performance in women's big air this she has also been raising some eyebrows, though, for having chosen to compete for china and said of team usa. shared a message for her social media page explaining it was a tough decision to make. but quote, i am proud of my heritage and equally proud of my a

the 17—year—old was in brilliant form, and finished an impressive fifth in the big—air ski final.and jen dodds, who missed out on a bronze. they lost 9—3 to sweden. they both get another shot at a medal though — in the team event. itjust got off to bad start, that's what punished us most, we just had to fight back. she made a good shot for four, and fair play to her, it is such a big game and to make those shots is a great feeling for her, so we willjust have to console ourselves because we have a big week with both of our teams. you can follow the winter olympics on the bbc sport website but from all of here — goodight. hello. wizardly started to see signs as the spring on the ground and in the trees and parts of the uk. tuesday well above average temperatures, widely i2 well above average temperatures, widely 12 to m degrees across england and a touch cooler to scotland another hour. a much cooler and to the week on the way. temperature is dropping down but closer to where it should be for this stage in february for top that cooler air has been to the north of us. it could be pu

the california-based olympian winning gold for china in the olympic debut of the women's free ski big air2019, the 18-year-old san francisco native decided to compete for china, her mother's home country, instead of the u.s. meanwhile, on ice, it was a huge night for figure skater star nathan chen, who received the highest score ever in a men's short routine. chen will look to clench his gold medal during tomorrow's free skate. now to a more contentious side of this year's olympic games, senior international correspondent, my friend, keir simmons, has been looking into some of the human rights issues that has cast a shadow over these games. despite the ioc's claims, the games are never apolitical, but there's a lot about this year in particular. talk us through this, especially when you think about an athlete like eileen that could have participated on team usa. she was certainly good enough, but she chose to represent china. >> reporter: yeah, fascinating, right? the sport, steph, is incredible, but away from the competition and the olympic spirit, the sporting world seems increasingly d

i t the acclaim all of switzerland finished 1st grew one a gold medal and the big air competition last week. and the 18 year old that still has the half life event to come. 17 year old, assuming that one gold for the host nation. and the man's big air event is china's 6 gold medal at these games, surpassing the country's best hole of 5 gold at vancouver, 2010. and in speed skating, japan had looked set for 2nd straight gold medal and the women's temper suit until one of their status fell would just half a lap to go. a handed canada, the gold medal, the 3 women team set a new olympic record in the process. thousands of people have been honoring that one of american note. full bulls are most influential figures. they gathered the at the oakland coliseum in california to pay tribute to john madden, who died the aged $85.00 in december. this was where madden at 1st rose of to fame as the super bowl winning coach of the rate as i'll deserve. gabriel, alexander reports on his unique legacy that stretched across decades the what starts now. one man, an icon to 3 generations of american footba